Getting Credit for Prior Learning

Yakima Valley College recognizes that our adult learners come to us with a variety of learning experiences that may not have come from a traditional classroom. We might be able to award college credit for what you have already learned. In this Canvas Course, you can explore and pursue receiving college credit for your learning which may accelerate your pace toward meeting your educational goals. Click through this course to learn about your options. Follow the instructions to get credit for what you already know!

Guidelines for receiving credit:

• Identify the course you would like to receive credit for.
• Make an appointment to see the Contact listed under the course.

 

YVC Academic Credit for Prior Learning Policy:

• Students may only petition course(s) they have not received college credit at any accredited institution.
• The student cannot be enrolled in the course being petitioned.
• ACPL does not count towards the residency requirement.
• Department faculty will determine which, if any, of their courses may be petitioned.
• A course may be petitioned only once. ACPL may be made to the Dean of the appropriate division.
• Course petitions must be completed prior to the day grades are due each quarter.
• An unsuccessful course petition will not be posted.
• A passing letter grade or “S” grade or a letter grade will be submitted to the Office of Registration & Records by the instructor who oversees the petition process. 
• ACPL courses will not count toward Financial Aid requirements for satisfactory progress.
• Students should insure future programs and institutions they intend to transfer to will accept ACPL.
• ACPL courses will be added to the transcript approximately 10 working days after the quarter ends.